# Hellenistic Inscribed Epigrams from Doric-Speaking Areas.compact README

## Table Overview

This table lists the inscription that feature Hellenistic Inscribed Epigrams from Doric-Speaking Areas, in a condensed format that is thought to be readable by humans. This means that each column and row can represent more than one piece of information, and therefore each row can contain more than one value. Below is an overview of the table's columns and column values and the meaning of the abbreviations used within each column. 

## Table Columns

1. **ID**: 
   - Description: Unique identification number given for each inscription listed. As the first column in the dataset, it serves as the item identifier, where each unique value in this column represents a distinct item. All the other columns in the dataset provide values corresponding to each item listed in the first column. 
   - Possible Values: Alphanumeric string consisting of a place sigla and a progressive number.The place sigla indicates the macro-region where the inscription is from (cf. 'Macro-Region' column), while the numbering is based on the alphabetical order of the region they originate from (cf. 'Provenance' column).
   - Abbreviations Used: 
	- AEG: Aegean.
	- CGR: Central Greece.
	- EGY: Egypt.
	- ITA: Italy.
	- PEL: Peloponnese.
   
2. **Edition**:
   - Description: The main edition of the inscription on which other values are based (i.e. 'Provenance', 'Date', 'Type', etc.).
   - Possible Values: Alphanumeric string consisting of the abbreviated citation of the edition. The editions are cited following the conventions given in Trismegistos, a database of texts from the Ancient Western World (available at www.trismegistos.org).
   - Abbreviations Used: The resolution of abbreviations can be found at www.trismegistos.org.

3. **Macro-Region**:
   - Description: The Macro-Region of Ancient Greece where each inscription was found.
   - Possible Values: String of text. 
	- Aegean.
	- Central Greece.
	- Egypt.
	- Italy.
	- Peloponnese.

4. **Provenance**: 
   - Description: The place where each inscription was found, i.e. the region and city of Ancient Greece; when available, also information on the archaeological setting is given. 
   - Possible Values: String of text. The region of provenance is given, followed by the city and the archaological setting. Region, city, and archaological setting are separated by commas. The regions and cities are cited the same way as the Packhard Humanities Institute Greek Inscriptions online, the largest searchable database of Greek inscriptions online (available at https://inscriptions.packhum.org/allregions). For further information on the location of each ancient city, one can visit the website https://pleiades.stoa.org/, which is a searchable database that provides the geographic coordinates in longitude and latitude for each of them.
   - Abbreviations Used:
	- Ctr.: Central.
	- E.: East.
	- W.: West.
	- Isl.: Island. This abbreviation is not used for all islands, but only when the name of one island is homophonous to the name of a city.
   
5. **Date**:
   - Description: The date of each inscription. 
   - Possible Values: Alphanumeric string. The dates are represented using a combination of centuries and specific years, when the information is available.
	- early: Comprises the first 25 years of the century.
	- late: Comprises the last 25 years of the century.
	- middle: Comprises the mid-50 years of the century. 
	-  – : The inscription dates between two centuries and no more information is available.
	- (): Includes specific years.
	- BC: Before the common era.
	- AD: After the common era.
	- ?: The given date is dubious.

6. **Type, Support**:
   - Description: The purpose of the inscription, often related to the theme of epigrams ('Type'), and the shape of the object the inscription is written on ('Support'). The information on 'Support' is given only when the value of 'Type' is 'Dedication', since dedications are often classified as 'honorary' inscriptions if the support is a statue base (or an exedra or stele) destined to an individual. When the 'Support' is given, it follows the value 'Type' and is preceded by a comma.
   - Possible Values: String of text.
	- Funerary: An inscription set up for a dead individual.
	- Dedication: An inscription set up for a god.
	- Erotic: An inscription with erotic content.
	- /: An inscription can pertain to two different types.

7. **Metrical Scansion**:
   - Description: The metrical scansion of the epigram written on each inscription.
   - Possible Values: String of text.
	- +: One epigram is written in more than one metrical scansion. 
	- ?: The metrical scansion is dubious.

8. **Trismegistos ID**:
   - Description: The unique identification number of the inscription given in Trismegistos, a database of texts from the Ancient Western World, searchable at www.trismegistos.org.
   - Possible Values: Alphanumeric string consisting of the abbreviation 'TM' followed by a string of six ciphers. If the inscription is not attested in the Trismegistos database, the value is left blank. 
   - Abbreviations Used:
	- TM: Trismegistos.
	

9. **IG Correspondence**:
   - Description: The unique identification number of the edition of the inscription given in the volumes of the Inscriptiones Graecae, the main publication of inscriptions across ancient Greece. The identification number is given only when the digital edition of the inscription is available: the searchable list of digital editions can be found at http://telota.bbaw.de/ig/. 
   - Possible Values: Alphanumeric string consisting of the abbreviation 'IG' followed by a number indicating the volume (a roman number for the volume and sometimes a number indicating the fascicula; the edition of the volume is indicated in brackets, if there is more than one) and another number indicating the identifier of the inscription within the volume. As in the 'Edition' column, the editions are cited following the conventions given in Trismegistos.  
   - Abbreviations Used:
	- IG: Inscriptiones Graecae.

10. **Digital Edition / Identifier**:
   - Description: The unique identification number of any digital edition of each inscription. The digital editions can pertain to three different publications online: the Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum online, a publication of newly published/previously unknown inscriptions from Ancient Greece (available at https://scholarlyeditions.brill.com/sego/); the Greek Verse Inscriptions of Cyrenaica database, which collects all metrical inscriptions from Ancient Cyrenaica (available at https://igcyr.unibo.it/); and the Cretan Institutional Inscriptions online database, which collects inscriptions from Ancient Crete that testify Cretan institutions (available at http://​cretaninscriptions.​vedph.​it).
   - Possible Values: Alphanumeric string consisting of the abbreviated citation of the digital edition. As in the 'Edition' column, the editions are cited following the conventions given in the Trismegistos database. When more than one digital edition is given, the values are separated by commas. 
   - Abbreviations Used:
	- SEG: Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum.
	- GVCyr: Greek Verse Inscriptions of Cyrenaica.

11. **URL / DOI Text Online**:
   - Description: Online resource link to the digital edition of each inscription. The links lead to the Packard Humanities Institute Greek Inscriptions database; or the Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum database; or the Greek Verse Inscriptions of Cyrenaica database; or the Trismegistos database (cf. columns 'Provenance' and 'Digital Edition / Identifer' for the links to the main databases and their description).
   - Possible Values: Website link. When more than one link is given, the values are separated by commas.  
   - Abbreviations Used:
	- URL: Unique Resource Locator.
	- DOI: Digital Object Identifier.

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